--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 SOUND_OPT=
 
 MYCC=gcc
-MYCFLAGS='-s -O2 -Wall `sdl-config --cflags`'" $SOUND_OPT -DSYSCONFDIR=\\\"\${sysconfdir}/\${progname}\\\""
+MYCFLAGS='-Wall `sdl-config --cflags`'" $SOUND_OPT -DSYSCONFDIR=\\\"\${sysconfdir}/\${progname}\\\""
 
 if test -z "$CC" ; then
   CC="$MYCC";
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
     --build=*) build_alias="$cfg_optarg";;
     --host=*) if test ."$build_alias" != ."$cfg_optarg" ; then
         printf "configure: cross-compiling not supported\n" >&2
-	exit 1
       fi;;
     
     --bindir=*) bindir="$cfg_optarg";;
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 OBJS    = main.o gfxout.o gfxlib.o menus.o keyboard.o bg.o sound.o global.o timer.o
 
 $(progname)$(XSUF): $(OBJS)
-	gcc -s -o $(progname)$(XSUF) $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(progname)$(XSUF) $(OBJS) $(LIBS) $(LDFLAGS)
 
 bg.o: bg.c bg.h global.h main.h
 gfxlib.o: gfxlib.c gfxlib.h global.h gfxout.h
